Combined chair and display rack



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|NVENTDF S2 FRANK G. EUTHRIDEE ADA L. GUTHRIDBE Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

lAS WZ rt c ADA L. G' UTHRIDG-E AND FRANK G. GITTI -IRIDGE, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS; SAID FRANK G. GUTHRIDGE ASSIGNQR TO SAID ADA L.' GUTHBIDGE.

COMBINED CHAIR AND DISPLAY RACK.

Application filed March 16, 1922. Serial No. 544,207.

T aliwhom it may concern. 1

Be it known that we,.AnA L. GUTHRIDGE and FRA K G. GUTHRIDGE, citizensof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulCombined Chairand Display Rack, of which the following is a specification. v

Our invention relates. to display. chairs,

andparticularly totsuch chairs which. are adapted to be converted: fromthe usual formto a form adapted for other purposes, for example,displaying garments or apparal inastore. i v

In chairs of this kind, means is. usually provided whereby the. back ofthe chair can be'tilted from its approximately vertical position into aposition wherein it acts as a display rack.v In such cases, however,there areonly two fixed, positions for the back. That is, the backmustbe in its normal position ormust be tilted completely to the openposition.

An'important object. of our invention is to provide means whereby theback of the chair canbe tilted into and held in any one of a pluralityof angular positions.

Another object is to,.provide. a sturdy and convenient meansforadjusting and for firmly supporting the back of the chair in any,adjusted position.

Other objects and advantages: of our invention will become apparent asthe descrip tion. proceeds.

The objects of the invention thus generally stated are attained by theconstruction and arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawingsforming part hereof, where- 1n- Fig- 1 is a side view of a .chair whichis constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same in which the back has been tilted intoa horizontal position and in which portions of the back and support havebeen broken away and portions shown in section to illustrate partsbeyond.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front view of the same with the back in itsnormal vertical position.

Fig. at is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale taken in the plane ofline 44 of Fig. 3 showing the means for holding the back in its adjustedpositions.

Fig, 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 4..

Fig. 7 is a rear fragmentary view of the chair.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

In the preferred embodiment of our in vention which we. have shown inthe drawng's, 9- represents the base of the chair which. may be of anydesired style, 10 a tiltably adjustable back therefor, 11 a costumer ordisplaydevice which is adjustably mounted on said back and 12 a pair ofstandards rising from the base 9 and in the present instanceconstituting continuation of therear legs. The back 10 is hinged orpivoted at 10 to the upper ends of the standards, and in the presentinstance the back comprises twomembers 19 connected by an upper crossmember 20 and a lower cross member 21, and apanel member 22 connecting,the two ,cross members between their ends. The members 19 are providedat their upper ends with rearward extensions 23,.the lower ends of saidextensions being hinged to the standards 12 and adapted to fit over theupper ends of said standards when the back is in its vertical position,whereby the back 10 is supported and adapted for swinging adjustment.

The back is arranged to be supported in tiltably adjustable. positionsby a pair of links 2% which connect the back with a cross piece 26. theends of which are guided for vertical movement in guideways in thestandards 12. In the present instanceeach taken along standard isprovided with a right angular groove 13. at the: inner front corner forthe major portion of its length. An angle iron 14 is secured to the sidewall 15 of the groove 13 in such a manner that one flange of said ironforms a guideway with the rear wall 16 of the groove. Secured to thesaid angle iron is a member 18 having teeth or serrations adapted toengage one end of a bolt 17 to hold said bolt from moving in a verticaldirection.

The strip 26 is provided with a longitudinal bore 27 into the oppositeends of which extend the retaining bolts 17. The outer ends of bolts 17are provided with conical or beveled heads 28 which limit the inwardmovement of said bolts. -A coil compres- MID i and held in any desiredangular position from approximately vertical as seen in Fig. 1 toapproximately horizontal as shown in Fig. 2, whereby it is adapted toaccommodate various kinds of displays.

The costumer 11 comprises a sliding shaft 32 and a cross-bar or head 33.In the present instance the shaft 32 is T-shaped in cross section and isadapted to slide in a similarly shaped groove 8 i r"ormed in the rear ofmembers and 22. A. recess 3;) in the upper edge of the member 20 isadapted to accommodate the head 33 when the costumer is in its lowestposition. A stop 36 secured to the member 20 limits the upward movementof the costumer by engaging with the stop 37 on the shaft 32-. The shaftcan be held in any adjusted position by tightening the set screw 38.

Ve desire to point out that while the invention has been hereinillustrated and described with considerable particularity we contemplatethat various changes in form, construction and arrangement of the partsmay be made by those skilled in the art but without departing'from thespirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

W'e claim as our invention:

1. In a display chair, in combination, a chair base, a pair ofsupporting members extending up from said base and having longitudinalgrooves, a serrated member in each groove, a sliding strip mountedbetween said members with its ends in engagement with said grooves, linkmeans connecting said back and said strip, and spring pressed meanscarried by said strip and resiliently engaging said serrated members toad ustably retain said back in any one of a plurality ofangularpositions.

2. In a display chair, in combination, two supporting members havingguideways in their adjacent front edges. a sliding member with itsopposite ends slidably disposed in said guideways, saidmember having alongitudinal bore, a retaining bolt disposed in each end of said bore, aspring in said bore between said bolts adapted to force the outer endsof said b'olts into frictional engagement with said guideways wherebysaid sliding member is held in one position, means adapted to draw saidbolts out of engagement with said guideways when it is desired to movesaid sliding member, and a movable display device connected to saidsliding. member.

3. In a display chair, in combination, a supporting member having agroove, an angle iron secured in said groove and forming a guidewaytherewith, a serrated member secured to the inner'wall of said guideway,a sliding member having one end disposed in said guideway, said memberhaving a longitudinal bore, a bolt extending "from said bore into saidgroove, and arranged toengage said serrated member, a spring adapted toforce said bolt into engagement with said'serrated member, and a lug onthe inner end of said bolt whereby said bolt can be drawn outofengagement with said serrated member. 7

4. In a display chair, in combination, two supporting members eachhaving a guideway, a sliding member adapted .to move in said guideways,a chair back pivoted on said supporting members, a link pivoted to saidsliding member and said back, a bolt carried by said sliding member,resilient means tending to force one end of said bolt outwardly toengage in said guideway whereby the sliding member is held stationary,and means to draw said bolt inwardly whereupon the sliding member andconsequently the back can be moved to a difi'erent position.

' In testimony whereof we have hereunto aflixed our signatures.

ADA L. surnames. FRANK e. surnames.

